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	Bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2011 Job cuts in the U.S. technology industry in 2011 are down significantly from a year ago and turnover levels in IT shops have returned to pre-recessionary levels, but that doesn't make the tens of thousands of people in the United States who have been laid off from electronics, telecommunications and computer industry jobs feel much better. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try it free today. In this Issue 20 Best Browser Apps of 2011 IT pros staying put, expecting raises Cisco vs. HP vs. IBM vs. Dell Godfather of Xen: Virtualization holds key to future of enterprise secruity IaaS vs. PaaS vs. SaaS Hotmail's a Hit Thanks to Apple Forbes: "With Vaccines, Bill Gates Changes The World Again' Oracle, Google again fail to settle Android lawsuit The 33 hottest tech arguments Globe Lab: The future of mainstream news? 10 Tech-Centric MBA Programs WEBCAST: Oracle Extend IT Management to the Cloud Date: November 17th, 2011 Time: 1 PM EST/ 10 AM PT Tackle the challenges of managing multiple databases – from development and testing to production. Join this live Webcast to learn how the recently announced Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c makes database lifecycle management easier and extends those capabilities to cloud environments. Learn More 20 Best Browser Apps of 2011 Whether you want to stay on top of your to-do list, find out who is tracking you online or sling a few birds at pesky pigs, here are 20 apps that are well worth your time. Read More IT pros staying put, expecting raises There's cause for contentment among IT pros, many of whom are staying put at their current jobs due to a combination of lingering economic concerns and improving conditions at work. Read More Cisco vs. HP vs. IBM vs. Dell Cisco used to be a networking company, pure and simple. It built its dominance and influence on capturing a dominant market position in routers and switches, both in the enterprise and in service provider networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Four Steps to Dynamic Workload Management In the beginning, IT ran on one platform - the mainframe. Workloads were predictable and stable, and we could schedule accordingly. But then came Unix, AS/400, Windows and a multitude of other platforms, all with accompanying workloads. Learn More! Godfather of Xen: Virtualization holds key to future of enterprise secruity While conventional wisdom says virtualized environments and public clouds create massive security headaches, the godfather of Xen, the open source hypervisor, says virtualization actually holds a key to better security. Read More IaaS vs. PaaS vs. SaaS Several different flavors have sprung up in cloud computing and each has their pros and cons. Add to these the plethora of vendor-created acronyms and it can be confusing to figure out the best option. Read More Hotmail's a Hit Thanks to Apple Apple and Microsoft continue their love/hate relationship, with the pendulum swinging to love this time. The relaunched, revamped Hotmail has snagged more than two million new signups… on the iPhone. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Cisco Unified Communications Business Edition 5000 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 5000 is designed to deliver enterprise-level unified communications and collaboration performance to your employees to help you serve your customers and achieve your long-term business goals. Read now! Forbes: "With Vaccines, Bill Gates Changes The World Again' You know that Bill Gates is devoting his post-Microsoft life and fortune to philanthropy, most notably children's health. However, if you're not familiar with the current details and history behind these efforts, as I was not, this Forbes cover story is highly recommended reading: Read More Oracle, Google again fail to settle Android lawsuit Oracle and Google held another settlement conference on Wednesday in their ongoing lawsuit over alleged Java intellectual-property violations in the Android mobile OS, but failed to reach an agreement, according to a filing in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Read More The 33 hottest tech arguments Network World and IDG News Service have assembled this collection of primers examining today's most explosive and intriguing networking and IT issues, from vendor rivalries to product battles to technology trends. Read More Globe Lab: The future of mainstream news? Read More 10 Tech-Centric MBA Programs See what kinds of IT classes MBA students can take to earn an IS concentration. Read More
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